tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17709835.post1250403373111012279..comments2024-01-17T00:20:07.761-08:00Comments on Not For Fun Only: Das Rheingold at SF OperaAxel Feldheimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12517904558156089265noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17709835.post-53996868423434524792008-06-17T12:00:00.000-07:002008-06-17T12:00:00.000-07:00OK, maybe I'm being cranky. I didn't like that the...OK, maybe I'm being cranky. I didn't like that the sounds were coming through the PA system, & it made me suspicious. I know that the ballet has used this trick of using pre-recorded samples for the children's choir in The Nutcracker. I hope those were real anvils back there. I believe that when they did the Ring back in the 80s, they had anvil choirs at the grand tier level, so the sound came from 3 sides. Very cool.Axel Feldheimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12517904558156089265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17709835.post-18087590693575569132008-06-17T06:07:00.000-07:002008-06-17T06:07:00.000-07:00I believe the anvils were back stage, but yes, th...I believe the anvils were back stage, but yes, they did come out of the speakers. Perhaps the orchestra pit is not large enough for everyone?The Opera Tattlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06817163818697608446noreply@blogger.com